diff --git a/src/proxy/tinymitm/proxy.cpp b/src/proxy/tinymitm/proxy.cpp
index a89a015..99759b3 100644
--- a/src/proxy/tinymitm/proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy/tinymitm/proxy.cpp
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ bool TinyMITMProxy::init()
 {
     _running = true;
 
-    if (!_certManager.init()) return false;
-
     // wolfssl setup
-    wolfSSL_Init();
+    if (wolfSSL_Init() != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) return false;
 
     _clientCtx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfTLSv1_3_client_method());
     if (!_clientCtx) return false;
 
     wolfSSL_CTX_set_verify(_clientCtx, WOLFSSL_VERIFY_NONE, nullptr);
 
+    // cert setup
+    if (!_certManager.init()) return false;
     bool hasCA = false;
     if (_config.autoGenerateCA)
     {